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Re: Pre UV Protection

Posted by Laszlo on Mar 18, 2005

mac,

That's right, no varnish on the pirogue. The rocks, oysters, branches, concrete boat ramps, sand, etc. do enough damage every year that I have to sand out the scratches and re-epoxy anyway. I figure varnish is for furniture and boats that are stored outside. Boats that get a lot of use should have their finish considered as expendable protection, sort of like space capsule heatshields.